MARY LARTEY, HUBERT NII ABBEY vs CHRISTIAN B. LARTEY & 3 ORS AND ESTHER ADDO & 2 ORS [2018]DLHC16600

MARY LARTEY, HUBERT NII ABBEY vs CHRISTIAN B. LARTEY & 3 ORS AND ESTHER ADDO & 2... [2018]DLHC16600

Date	2018-11-09
Suit No.	SUIT NO. AL/123/2011
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC16600

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE K. A. GYIMAH

FREEMAN SARBAH

ELSIE DJAN

PHILIP ADDISON

IRENE MARIA ALLOTEY-ANNAN

REGINALD NIIBI AYIBONTE

KOBINA DARKO ASIEDU

[2018]DLHC16600
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MARY LARTEY, HUBERT NII ABBEY<o:p></o:p>

(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>

vs.<o:p></o:p>

CHRISTIAN B. LARTEY &amp; 3 ORS<o:p></o:p>

[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>SUIT
NO. AL/123/2011&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 9TH NOVEMBER 2018<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

FREEMAN SARBAH WITH ELSIE DJAN FOR
PHILIP ADDISON FOR PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p>

IRENE MARIA ALLOTEY-ANNAN FOR REGINALD
NIIBI AYIBONTE FOR DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

KOBINA
DARKO ASIEDU FOR THIRD <o:p></o:p>

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CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE K. A.
GYIMAH <o:p></o:p>

JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

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<h1 align="left" style="margin: 0cm 2.45pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 115%;">Introduction<o:p></o:p></h1>

The
late Joseph Thomas Hammond (commonly referred to as J. T. Hammond) who died on 20th June 1952
must be turning in his grave by now especially because of this suit
and the series of suits
that have arisen
as a result of his estate. The nature of these
suits have brought disunity and disharmony among the family he left
behind and that has really been
epitomized in this present suit before me. All
the parties in this case are descendants of the late J. T. Hammond. I make these preliminary comments because on page 3 of his will which was admitted
in evidence as exhibit A, this is what
the late</main>